Just Tigers And Golden Triangle Tour
15 Nights / 16 Days
Outline Itinerary - Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour
- Day 01 : Arrival in New Delhi
- Day 02 : New Delhi – Nagpur – Pench (Flight + 100 kms/2 hrs drive from the airport)
- Day 03 : In Pench National Park
- Day 04 : Pench - Kanha (210 kms, 4-5 hrs drive)
- Day 05 - 06 : In Kanha National Park
- Day 07 : Kanha - Bandhavgarh (280 kms, 6 hr drive)
- Day 08 - 10 : In Bandhavgarh National Park
- Day 11 : Bandhavgarh- Jabalpur - New Delhi (200 kms, 4 hr drive + flight)
- Day 12 : New Delhi - Agra (By Surface, 220 kms/4 hrs drive)
- Day 13 : Agra - Jaipur (By Surface, 235 kms/5 hrs drive)
- Day 14 : In Jaipur
- Day 15 : Jaipur - New Delhi (By Road, 260 kms/5 hrs drive)
- Day 16 : New Delhi - Onward
What you will experience on this tour
Experience the best of Indian wildlife that includes the Royal Bengal Tigers, Asiatic Lions, Black Leopard, Indian Leopards, Snow Leopards, Red Panda, Asian Elephants, and a plethora of reptile and bird species, with experienced naturalists while you stay at the best-selected premium wildlife lodges and hotels.
Tour Overview - Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour
Embrace the combination of India’s very own Golden Triangle with Rudyard Kipling’s inspiration and you’re in for one of the most surreal experiences that India has to offer through Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour. Immerse in awe-inspiring sights of the palaces, bazaars, monuments, and of course, the wondrous Taj Mahal. As you journey further down to Central India, an excursion through its iconic parks are sure to present some of the most stunning landscapes as you track the most sought-after cat of planet Earth, the Tiger.
This Tiger Safari India tour encompasses the perfect blend, where the historic past of India meets the enthralling wildlife it nurtures. A trip to these iconic wonders that is included in this Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour will leave you in a spell for years to come.
Trip Highlights - Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour
- Increase your chances of seeing the tiger, across three national parks with a high density of the big cat population.
- Experience a plethora of wildlife including Leopards, Wild Dogs, Sloth Bears, The Hard Ground Barasingha, Gaur and Golden Jackals.
- Witness the bustling streets of Old Delhi and signature monuments such as the Humayun’s Tomb and Qutub Minar.
- Lose yourself in the pink city of Jaipur, where it’s palaces and bazaars galore.
- Dive into the grandeur of the Taj Mahal through the city of Agra.
Detailed Itinerary - Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour
Day 1: Arrival in New Delhi
You will be greeted on arrival at the New Delhi airport by our representative. He will take you to the hotel, assist you with the check-in formalities and help you with all the travel-related documents. There are accommodations for an overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2: New Delhi – Nagpur – Pench (Flight + 100 kms/2 hrs drive from the airport)
Early breakfast, and transfer to the airport in the morning to board a flight at 05:55 hrs to arrive Nagpur at 07:40 hrs. Meet at the airport and a 2-hour drive to the Pench National Park Post which the tourists can check into the resort. Post lunch, the tourists aboard can go for the afternoon jeep safari on their way to the national park. Tourists also get dinner and overnight stay at the resort.
Day 3: In Pench National Park
There are arrangements for morning and afternoon jeep safaris to the Pench National park while meals and overnight stay are arranged at the resort. A total of 758 Sq. km of this Southern Indian tropical moist deciduous forest has its extent mingling with the tropical dry deciduous teak. The area is crisscrossed by a number of streams and ‘nallahs’ most of which are seasonal.
Though the Pench River dries up in April end, a number of water pools locally known as ‘dohs’ are found which serve as watering holes for the wild animals. The Pench Reservoir at the center of the park is the only major water source during the pinch period. The best place to view tigers are the watering holes as prey concentration is high along the Pench River. Tigers usually hunt for their prey here. Leopards generally operate in the peripheral areas but are occasionally seen in the deep forest also.
In Pench, Cheetal, Sambar, are commonly seen grazing on the open sites on roadsides and banks of river & and reservoir. Jackals can be seen in search of food anywhere in the Park. Packs of up to 15 or more wild dogs can be seen near Chhedia, Jamtara, Bodanala and Pyorthadi areas of the Reserve.
Herds of gaur can be spotted near streams and bamboo patches commonly in summer months. Sloth bears occupy the rocky areas and prefers favors mahul bel infested forest. You will also find Chinkaras present in very small numbers in open areas.
Day 4: Pench–Kanha (210 km/4-5 hour drive)
A morning jeep safari takes you to the Pench national park from where you can drive to Kanha national park in 4-5 hours. On arrival at the park, tourists can check into the resort where you can enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the resort in Kanha.
Day 5 - 6: In Kanha National Park
Wake up at 0500hrs, have tea/coffee with biscuits, and proceed for the morning safari to the National park. Kanha’s sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 940 sq. km in dramatic natural splendor which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974 under Project Tiger.
The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground Barasingha (Cervus Duvauceli Branderi). This is the original Kipling country of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book. Packed breakfast which comes from the lodge is served at a designated spot and spread on the bonnet of the Safari vehicle. Enjoy your breakfast in the wilderness of Kanha National Park. Continue your search for the elusive Tiger if you have not yet seen the same, and soak in the fresh, and energizing environment. Return from Safari around 1130hrs. Freshen up, and lunch is served. Post a full-day safari, return to the resort by 6 pm. Have dinner and stay overnight at the lodge.
Day 7: Kanha–Bandhavgarh (By road 280 kms/6-hour drive)
Morning jeep safari to the Kanha National Park. After lunch, depart for a 6-hour drive to Bandhavgarh. On arrival, check into the lodge, enjoy dinner, and stay overnight at the Lodge.
Day 8 - 10: In Bandhavgarh National Park
Tourists are taken on a jeep safari in the morning and afternoon to the national park. The Bandhavgarh National Park is mainly known for its dense tiger population. This is the place where the famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas.
Tourists are taken on a jeep safari in the morning and afternoon to the national park. The Bandhavgarh National Park is mainly known for its dense tiger population. This is the place where the famous White Tigers of Rewa were discovered. The other wild attractions in the park include Leopards, Blue Bulls, Indian Gaur (Bison) Chausingha (Four Horned Antelopes), Spotted Deers, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears Fox, Jackals, Wild Dogs, etc. There are at least 22 mammal species and about 250 bird species in the park. The other animals found in Bandhavgarh are Ratel, Porcupine, Small Indian Civet, Palm Squirrel, Lesser Bandicoot rat, the Jungle Cat, and the shy Hyenas.
The oldest sign of habitation in the park are caves dug into the sandstone to the north of the fort. Several contain Brahmi inscriptions dating from the 1st century B.C. Various dynasties have ruled the fort, for example, the Maghas from the 1st century A.D., the Vakatakas from the 3rd century A.D., From that time onwards Bandhavgarh was ruled by a succession of dynasties including the Chandela Kings. Bandhavgarh became more and more deserted gradually until forest overran the area and it became the royal hunting reserve.
Bandhavgarh remained the private property of the Maharaja until he gave it to the state for the formation of the National Park in 1968. After the park was created poaching and hunting were brought under control and the number of animals rose dramatically. The number of tigers in particular prospered and the 1986 extension provided the much-needed forest area to accommodate them. There are accommodations for tourists for overnight stays at the resort.
Day 11: Bandhavgarh - Jabalpur - New Delhi (by road 200 kms/4 hrs drive)
Early morning Jeep safari in the park. After lunch, tourists are taken on a 4-hour drive to Jabalpur airport where they can board the 17:50 flight to New Delhi. Arrival at New Delhi at 19:45 hrs. foreign tourists make an overnight stay at the resort.
Day 12: New Delhi – Agra (By surface, 220 Kms/4 hrs drive)
After relaxed breakfast drive to Agra, (220kms, 4-hour drive). On arrival, check into hotel. In the evening, visit Mehtab Bagh to see the Taj Mahal at Sunset. Mehtab Bagh is a charbagh complex in Agra, North India. It lies north of the Taj Mahal complex and the Agra Fort on the opposite side of the Yamuna River, in the flood plains. The garden complex is square in shape, measures about 300 sq m and is perfectly aligned with the Taj Mahal on the opposing bank.
Overnight stay at the hotel in Agra.
Day 13: Agra – Jaipur (By road, 235 kms/5 hrs drive)
At Sunrise, proceed to visit the illustrious white marble mausoleum, the The Taj Mahal, which was built in the middle of the 17th century by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan as a testament of love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Completed in 1652 by 20,000 skilled craftsmen from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy. After a relaxed breakfast, proceed to visit the red sandstone fort known as AGRA FORT which stands on the banks of Yamuna River. Three successive Mughal emperors – Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jehan – helped create this massive structure which contains Indo-Islamic architecture. [The Taj is closed on Friday]. Check out from the hotel.
Later, drive to Jaipur (235 kms/5-hours). On arrival, check into hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 14: In Jaipur
This morning you will drive 11 km to the periphery of the city stop at Jal Mahal to visit Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State until 1728. Visit the Temple of Kali, the Hall of Victory or Jai Mahal.
Later visit the Observatory, the Palace of Winds and the City Palace and Museum. The museum has an interesting textile section, which contains attires of the former Maharajas and Maharanis of Jaipur. Jaipur is well known for its beautiful carpets, ornaments, precious and semi-precious stones, brass ornaments and many other arts and crafts. Spend time in crowded lanes & by lanes of pink city, souvenir-hunting in the evening.
Return to the hotel for overnight stay.
Day 15: Jaipur - New Delhi (By road, 260 kms/5 hrs drive)
After relaxed breakfast, drive back to New Delhi (260 kms, 5 hrs). Transfer to your hotel in the vicinity of the airport.
Day 16: New Delhi - Onward
Here your wonderful expedition to Just Tigers and Golden Triangle Tour marks an end and after breakfast, transfer to International airport to board a flight to back home.
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